Collar.



H. E. SHUMWAY.

COLLAR.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 8. 19I3.

L I. 53,455.; Patented Sept. 14, 191.5.

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HARRY E. -vSI-IUMWAY, OF WATERFORJAJ, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR 'IO VAN ZANDT, JACOBS & C0., OF TROY, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

COLLAR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. ift, 1915.

Application filed May 8, 1913. Serial No. 766,327.

To all whom imag concern Be it known that I, HARRY E. SHUMWAY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Wvaterford, county of Saratoga, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Collars, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to such improvements and consists of the novel construction and combination of parts hereinafter described and subsequently claimed.

Reference may be had to the accompanying drawings, and the reference characters marked thereon, which form a part of this specification. Similar characters refer to similar parts in the several figures therein.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a view in perspeotive of a fold-collar, showing my invention applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-section of the same taken y on the broken line 2 2 in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a view in perspective of the protector removed from the collar. Fig. 4 is a plan view of the protector laid out fiat with that surface uppermost which is contained between the plies formed by folding the protector upon itself for use.

The principal object of the invention is to protect an apparel collar from being soiled by handling.

Referring to the drawings wherein the invention is shown in preferred form, 1 is the band, and 2 is the folded-over top of an ordinary fold-collar which may be of any desired style, and which may bear Aupon the inner surface of the band the printed name of the brand as atB, the printed name of the style of collar as at4, and the printed size as at 5, as is usual in such collars.

The back-portion of the collar is inclosed by a protector, 6, whichv for certain purposes of the invention may be of any suitable material and form adapted to surround and cover the back-portion of the collar in the vicinity of the back buttonhole. 7 inthe band thereof, permitting the collar to be handled at this point through the medium of the protector, 6, withoutcontact of the lingers with the laundried surface of the collar itself. The protector is removable so that it can be separated from the collar when it is desired to Wear the collar. In the preferred form shown, the protector is made of a strip of transparent paper asV shown in Fig. 4, which may be of any de sired width. This strip is folded upon' itself along the broken line 8. rIhe folded end of the two-ply strip thus formed is folded over along the coincident lines, 9-9, upon one side of the body of the strip. The other end of said two-ply strip, formed by the twounconnected ends of the original strip, is folded over along the coincident lines 10-10 upon the same side of the body of the strip. The two-ply strip is then folded upon itself along the coincident lines 11-11, with the flap 12, formed by the fold-lines 9--9, and the flap, 13, formed by the fold-lines 10-10, inturned between the body-portions of the strip in the form shown in Fig. 3. The protector thus formed is slipped down over the back-portion of the folded collar andthe flaps, 12 and 13, are partly opened and thrust in between the top and band of the collar by which theyare embraced and held as shown in Fig.' 2 thus retaining the protector in position. By making the protector of transparent paper or other'transparent material, the protector can be thus applied and used without hiding from view any of the brand, style or size marks which are printed on the inner surface of the band. The outside ply of the protector being transparent, I am able to print upon the inner surface of said outside ply instructions for use, or other matter, by so printing the matter in negative or reverse form that it will read positively when seen through the transparent body of the paper. Such printed matter is thus not brought into contact with the fingers in handling, and is prevented from soilingthe surface of the collar by the interposed inner ply of the protector. I have shown the protector thus provided with printed directions for the handling of the collar to prevent soiling.V

What I claimV as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A finger-protector for fold-collars comprising a piece of transparent material folded upon itself to embrace the band and folded-over top of the collar and having inturned end-naps to enter between and be retained in position by the top and band of the collar. l

2. A. :linger-protector for fold-collars comvprising a strip of transparent material folded upon itself having an inturned flap at its folded end and an inturned flap at its other end, Said folded strip loeing" againY In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set folded whereby it is adapted'to embrace the my hand.

top and band of a fold-collar and its endr flaps to enter between the band and top of HARRY E SHUMVAX' v5 the collar, Said protector having on the nlVtnesses:

ner surface Vof its outer ply negatively GERTRUDE M. PITZ,

printed matter. ROSE A. LEDUC.

Copies of'this patent may 'be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

' Washington, D. C. 

